{"id":16627,"date":"2017-02-03T00:20:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T08:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=16627"},"modified":"2017-02-03T00:41:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T08:41:57","slug":"le-reve-wynn-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/le-reve-wynn-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"“Le Reve” at Wynn Provides an Over-the-Top Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We figured it was high time to dive into “Le Reve” at Wynn Las Vegas, and the dazzling show certainly doesn’t disappoint.<\/p>\n
“Le Reve” at Wynn is quintessential Las Vegas spectacle, and it’s no secret nobody does spectacle better than Sin City. Or hangovers. But mostly that first thing.<\/p>\nAs first impressions go, this one’s impressive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
“Le Reve,” French for “The Dream,” is a water-based show performed in the round. Most of the action takes place in a 1.1 million gallon water tank. Sorry, “aqua theater,” because it sounds fancier.<\/p>\n
It’s said no seat is more than 40 feet from the action at “Le Reve,” so there are no bad seats in the house. Unless you sit behind an Abraham Lincoln impersonator.<\/p>\n
Because of the hat.<\/p>\n
We’ll wait.<\/p>\n
Many Las Vegas visitors mistakenly believe “Le Reve” is a Cirque du Soleil show. It’s not, but the show was created by Franco Dragone, the creative force behind “Mystere” and “0,” the Cirque show most likely to elicit comparisons to “Le Reve.”<\/p>\nLet the dangling commence!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
There are two big differences between “O” and “Le Reve.”<\/p>\n
First, where “O” involves lots of diving, “Le Reve” features dangling and dropping. It’s impressive dropping, to be sure. At one point, someone plummets about 10 stories into the pool below, an exhilarating thrill to behold.<\/p>\n
The second difference is there are no “clowns” in “Le Reve.” This comes as a great relief to those of us who put “clowns” in quotation marks because Cirque “clowns” are never very “funny.”<\/p>\nThere’s sort of an orgy, but, you know, the family-friendly kind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
“Le Reve” checks a number of boxes when it comes to successful Las Vegas shows, including the fact you don’t have to speak English to enjoy it. We’re fairly sure the show claims to have a plot, but ultimately any attempt at a story would distract from the non-stop, intoxicating eye candy.<\/p>\n
Just about every sequence in “Le Reve” captures the imagination, and one can’t help but marvel at the technology involved in such a complex production.<\/p>\nThey’re going to need a bigger burger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
There are a whopping 90 performers in the cast, or slightly less than the number of people who live in Vermont. Each member of the cast is scuba certified, and all are extraordinarily fit. They’re also scantily-clad. Hey, it’s still Vegas.<\/p>\n
Fun fact: Pretty much all the male performers in “Le Reve” are muscular, bald and pasty. Think War Boys in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” but shimmery.<\/p>\nBy casting bald guys, “Le Reve” saves a ton on swim caps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
“Le Reve” opened in May 2005, and was mercilessly panned by critics. The show appears to be doing brisk business now, and recently got yet another creative overhaul.<\/p>\n
Insiders share that the new incarnation didn’t pass muster with Steve Wynn when it was unveiled, so he essentially scrapped the retooled show at great expense.<\/p>\n
From what we understand, some of the elements from the revamped show remain, and are probably the reason the show feels uneven in places. The best example is the closing sequence. The dramatic tone suddenly takes a hard turn into a Disney-style “Under the Sea” number even those involved with the production admit is a bit of a trainwreck.<\/p>\nSometimes, you just have to go with it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Setting the closing number aside (and the distracting, hit-and-miss music throughout), “Le Reve” is, in fact, dreamlike, including standard things you find in dreams: Sex, mysterious characters, flying, vivid visuals and lots of random WTF.<\/p>\n
Inverted, synchronized swimmers in red pumps spring to mind.<\/p>\nThere’s nothing sexier than a leggy swimmer with wrinkly toes and fingertips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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